Hoisting device.



G. CAPRON,

HOISTING DEVICE.-

APPLICATION FILED umso. 191s.

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Patented Aug. 21,1917.

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GEORGE Carnon, or BELorr, wisconsin, i

' Hoisiriiiie Device.'

` Aspratification or Leitersraiexit. ii Patented Aug, i'251, 1,917.

Application filed December 30, 1916. Serial No. 139,732.

To all' whom t may concern." v

Be it known that I, Griechen CAPRON, a citizen of the United `States,residing at Beloit, in the county'of Rock and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented certain new and useful improvements in Hoisting Devices; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appeitains to make and use the same. f

This invention relates to a` `hoisting de-i vice and is primarilydesigned for use in lifting the body .of a vehicle from the run.- ninggear. i

`The main object of the yinvention is the provision of a devicer of thischaracter adapted to be used to lift a hay rack from the vehicle runninggear.

Another object of theinvention-y is they ciently to disengage it fromthe front bolster by the rollers carried thereby riding up theinclinedboard or frame. i

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a frame'nponwhich is mounted a hoisting lever, the rear end of the hoisting levercarrying the hay rack and adapted to engage the rear end of the:

hayrack whereby it may be elevated 'into the same plane as the `frontend or sulficiently to disengage the rear end from the rear bolster.

A still further object of the inventionis to provide moans for lockingthe forward end of the lever in actuated position to hold the hay rackin suspended position.A

Vith these and other objects in View as will appear as the descriptionproceeds, the invention comprises the various novel features ofconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fullydescribed hereinafter, and set forth with particularity in the appendedclaim..

Referring to the-drawings, i 1

Figure lis a perspectiveview vof, my imf: proved hoisting devi'ce,-and IFig. 2- is a sideelevationof the same with` a iwagon running geardisposed therein 1- and:

showing `the hay rackcarried by it dis-:r

1 posed in elevated position above it.

Similar characters of reference areiused todenote like parts throughoutthe accompanying drawings and-the. following descriptiOn,v i t uReferring more particularly.y tothe draw-r ings, ymy improvedconstruction of. hoisting:

device is shown to consist of spaced uprights 1, theupper endsof which,are each provided with afconcavity Extending horizontallyl across `and,disposed the i concavities 2 of the uprights is a'rockbar 3, which inthis instance is shown to be circular in cross section. wf. Detachablyconnected to this rock bar` 3 intermediate, its ends is an actuatingrlever 4, this lever' being r`connected to the bar through the medium ofafbolt 5y that is extended through the lever andthe rock ,barz

and securely retained ini'position by ali-ut 6. The rear end of theactuating leveris, provided with a cable oir-other 'flexible elef yment' that has its upper nend suitably atf4 tached to the rear end ofthe lever,` and in.

this instance is shown to be attached tol an eye 8v carried by theunderneath surface of the lever. 'f The lower end of the flexible,

element 7 has attached thereto a supporting hook 9.y 4 I As shown theactuating lever 4isfful` crumed .upon the uprights 1 adjacent .itsrearend so as .-to provide the desired amount ofleverage.y The forward endof the lever has `attached to it a vcable or flexible element 1K0, theYupper endV of which vis suitably attached to the lever, and in thisinstance is attached to an eye 11 secured to the lever, while yto theopposite or lower end of the flexible element is attached a retaininghook 12.

Extending forwardlyiand yupwardly from each of the uprights '1 is a sidebar 13,`

which `terminates in the horizontally disposed forward end bar 14, eachof these bars 14 beingsupported by an upright post 15. In order tofirmly support the forward end of each of the bars 14 and also to bracethe post 15, Iprovide abrace bar 16 that is extended diagonally from thepost 15 upwardly to the forward end of the bar 14.

Each of-these spaced side bars 13 and 14 carry at their inner opposedforward ends inclined boards or frames 17. As shown each of these boardsor frames consist of a substantially elongated board that embodies anupwardly and forwardly inclined portion 18, which terminates in ahorizontally disposed portion 19. A roller 21 is mounted on each side ofthe forward portion of the hay rack 22 and are designed to engage andride up the inclined boards 17.

This hay rack 22 is of the usual and ordinary construction and embodiesthe overhanging sides 23 that are supported by the usual cross framemembers 24 carried by the bottom 25. Each of the rollers 21 is securelyattached to the underneath surface of the overhanging sides 23 so as tobe directly in alinement with each inclined board.

The hay 'rack 22 is mounted upon and carried by the ordinaryconstruction of wagon running gear 26 which embodies the usualconstruction of front and rear bolsters 27 and 28 respectively, the hayrack being provided with transversely eXtending cleats 29 arranged inspaced relation at opposite ends thereof so as to embrace each of thebolsters so as to securely hold and retain the hay rack in position uponthe ruiming gear.

l/Vhen it is desired to remove the hay rack from the running gear, therunning'gear and hay rack carried by it are drawn under the rock bar 3and between the spaced uprights 1 and the spaced side bars 13 into theposition shown in Fig. 2. As it is drawn into the position shown, eachof the rollers 21 will engage the inclined board or frame carried byeach side frame 13, and as the running gear continues to move forward,the rollers 21 will ride up these inclined boards or frames a suilicientdistance ,to raise the hay rack offI of the front bolster.

The front end of the hay rack now having been elevated a properdistance, the rear end is elevated to the same plane by engaging thesupporting` hook 9 beneath the rear cross member 24, and grasping theforward elevated position.

portion of the actuating lever and pulling down upon the samesuiiiciently to engage the retaining hook 12 beneath the adjacent crossframe member 21,1-, which will serve to hold and retain the lever inactuated position or in other words will serve to hold and retain therear end of the hay rack in l The lhay rack having now been suspended inelevated position, the running gear can `be freely removed from beneaththe rack.

lWhen it is desired to again place the hay rack upon the ruiming gear,the latter is drawn in or backed into position beneath the hay rack,whereupon the rear end of thev hayrack is lowered into positionr uponthe rear bolster 28. This having been done the wagon is backed out ofthe device, and as it is backed out the rollers 21 will ride downwardlyover the inclined boards or frames 17 until the front end of the hayrack descends into engagement with the front bolster of the runninggear.

What I claim is A hoisting device comprising a pair of uprights betweenwhich a vehicle is adapted to be driven, side bars inclined upwardlyfrom said uprights, a horizontal bar extendf ing forwardly from eachinclined bar, antifriction means carried by the forward end of thevehicle body and adapted to ride -up said inclined side bars and Arestupon said. horizontal bars to support the forward end of thc vehiclebody in an elevated position against casual backward movement, meansmounted on said uprights to elevate the rear end of the vehicle-bodyinto the same plane with the forward end, and means for securing saidrear end ofthe vehicle body in an elevated position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speciication in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE CAPRON.

Witnesses:

MARGARET Somma, MAY L. BAUGHLE.

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Washington, D. C.

